West Side
Ice forms consistently but very variably on the west side of the canyon south of the waterfall and pool. A curtain and pillars near the pool form the pure ice routes. This curtain can be accessed from above from a tree that usually has a rope handline attached. From the tree an exposed but easy descent of about 20ft reaches a ledge with many bolt anchors and usually a fixed line. Ice pours off this ledge above several mixed lines (between Phoenix and Night Shift) and occasionally forms pillars that reach the ground. South (left) of these routes various seeps form pillars that usually touch the base but don't reach the clifftop. The South Pillar is commonly top roped from a large tree and usually is the fattest ice. Routes to the left of the South Pillar include some routes that were originally farmed but to my knowledge farming is no longer allowed. Routes are listed from climber's left (south) to right (north).
POW D8+ ⭐⭐⭐
A technical, purely dry-tooling route that starts about 20 feet right of a prominent rock pillar resting against the wall. 6 bolts to 2 bolt anchors. Probably will extend to the cliff top. FA 1/26/2023.
OBD (Ogden's Bolt Direct) M5-6 ⭐⭐⭐
Cebollas M8 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Will H. starting Cebollas |
Cebollas Direct Start (TR) M7 ⭐⭐
Unnamed Dry-tooling Route
Easta'gunzin D8+ PG13
Riding Manon M9- PG13-Farmed
Marcus’s Route M7 ⭐⭐⭐
Crack Variation (TR) M7 ⭐⭐
Insurrection M8- ⭐⭐
South Pillar WI4-5, M4-5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
An obvious pillar seeps out of the cliff about 20ft below
the top. The bottom often gets kicked out before it fully forms. At the top of
the pillar ascend fun dry tooling protected by small cams/stoppers to the top.
Tree anchor.
Smear to Chains WI4 ⭐⭐
North of the South Pillar an ice smear of variable thickness
forms. There is a set of bolt anchors at the top of the smear. Screws.
The following routes ascend to a top approach ledge about 20 ft below the top of the cliff. Approach from the top on the skiers left from a big tree with slings. There are many bolts and usually a fixed rope across the ledge.
Phoenix M6+ ⭐⭐⭐
Ascends to the left side of the top approach ledge. The first bolted line right (north) of the South Pillar. Well bolted, joins Moby's near the top and has a loose exit with an old fixed wire. 7 bolts to bolt anchors on the south edge of the approach ledge. FA 2021 Andy
Moby's M7 ⭐⭐
Ascends to the left side of the top approach ledge. Originally climbed without bolts by Ryan Nelson in 2003 per MP. It has variable amounts of ice at the top and bottom and some moss sticks to get to a crack. 4 bolts (2 lower bolts replaced with SS 2023) + gear (green Alien+ blue DMM offset stopper in lower crack then a red or red-yellow Alien). Bolt anchors on the south end of the approach ledge.
Dingle M6 ⭐⭐⭐
A rock face between hanging ice pillars with an obvious, usually ice-filled, crack leads to an overhang. Ascend the face using the crack and clipping bolts to the right to the overhang. Move right onto the ice and up to the ledge. New SS bolts 2/2021. A more difficult finish going left at the top of the crack has an old bolt but is overgrown with brush. Bolt anchors on the approach ledge.
Night Shift M5-6 ⭐⭐⭐
The first bolted line left of the main curtain. Direct start is a bit harder. At the last bolt move left onto the ice and up to the ledge. 5 bolts and perhaps a screw or two. Bolts replaced with SS 2021.
North Curtain/Main Flow WI 3-4 ⭐⭐⭐
The ice curtain and pillars that form on the west side of the canyon nearest the pool. Very popular for top-roping and is often nicely hooked out.
Dry-tooling Route Right of the North Pillar
A bolted line ascends a smooth overhanging wall over the pool to the left (west) of the waterfall.
East Side
Psycho Babble M7+ (apparently has been bolted and has fixed wire draws in place)
Traverse left out over the east side of the main pool (lately the ice around the pool has been very narrow) to a short ice seep. Use the ice to gain the rock above and continue past bolts to bolt anchors.
Ice seems to rarely form very well on the following routes:
Breakin' the Law T WI6 M7
Sixes T WI6 M6
Against the Grain S WI6 M8
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